Withyham, Buckhurst Park and Five Hundred Acre Wood

From a Historic Village to the Fringe of Winnie the Pooh's Forest

Withyham is hardly a village at all, yet it occupies an important place in the history of the great landowning families of England. The famous Sackvilles, better known for their links with Knole House in Kent, originally lived here at Buckhurst. Thomas Sackville was created Earl of Dorset in 1567, and since Buckhurst was the original home of the Sackvilles, the Earls and Dukes of Dorset are buried at Withyham.

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Start Point

Withyham

Grid Ref: TQ 49420 35580

Total Distance

4.3 miles (6.9 km)

Total Climbing

154 metres

Estimated Time

2 hours

Difficulty Grade

Moderate

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The church of St Michael and All Angels contains the Sackville Chapel with grand memorials and a genealogy window, as well as a simple tablet to author and poet Vita Sackville-West. Passing past The Dorset Arms into Buckhurst Park, the route continues past Coppice Wood to the northern edges of Ashdown Forest.

The landscape inspired A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books, passing through the edge of the Five Hundred Acre Wood before returning along the Wealdway.

Acknowledgment: Text derived from the Out and Out Series; Discovering the Countryside on Foot. Pictures courtesy of Wikipedia.

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Withyham, Buckhurst Park and Five Hundred Acre Wood

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